Twitterview: Markets in ‘Waiting for Godot’ mode, says @fgoria

By: Chiara Albanese | 03 Oct 2012

Italian eurozone reporter Fabrizio Goria has become a national ‘twitstar’ (a personality on social network Twitter), after he gained about 23k followers for his continous reporting on the eurozone crisis.

Italy correspondent Chiara Albanese met him in Milan to discuss how the eurozone crisis is perceived in Italy’s financial industry. Via Twitter, of course.

You built a very wide audience in European markets for your tireless coverage of the eurozone crisis. Are the fears over?

Absolutely not. The fears of a € break-up are not gone. Markets are in a “Waiting for Godot” mode (a reference to Samuel Beckett play in which two characters wait endlessly and in vain for the arrival of someone named Godot). The Spanish bailout is the next fear.

What are the biggest concerns for your readers? In Italy, is risk political or financial?

The main question is: “Which future after Monti?” Social unrest and political instability are the fears for international investors.

Which data and themes are in the spotlight, in terms of mentions and RTs?

The Spanish bailout, the capital flight from Eurozone Club Med. And the Grexit!

Focus still on the euro then. Grexit, yes or no? Spailout, yes or no?

Eurozone for now, more than the US fiscal cliff or the Chinese hard landing. Grexit? Maybe no. Maybe… Spailout? Of course, late October.

We are not headed for quieter times… Which sources keep you updated on Twitter?